Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Office of Medicaid
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02111
www.mass.gov/masshealth	
	
	MassHealth
	Pharmacy Bulletin 73
	December 2004

	TO:	All Pharmacies Participating in MassHealth

	FROM:	Beth Waldman, Medicaid Director  

	RE:	Pharmacy Facts

	
Overview 	MassHealth has found that faxing notices to pharmacies is a more effective way to communicate information about the MassHealth Pharmacy Program than sending a traditional pharmacy bulletin.  The purpose of this bulletin is to formalize, and officially introduce, a new communication series called “Pharmacy Facts.”

		To date, MassHealth has issued four “Pharmacy Facts” notices.  MassHealth will continue faxing these exclusive pharmacy-provider notices on an as-needed basis.  MassHealth will continue to issue All Provider Bulletins and all other applicable communications, such as transmittal letters and regulations, to pharmacy providers by other methods.

Current 	MassHealth issues provider bulletins as needed to communicate procedures,
Procedure	reminders, and other information to MassHealth providers.  MassHealth also sends letters to pharmacies when there is a need to share certain information.

How the 	Effective immediately, MassHealth will no longer mail pharmacy-specific
Process Works	bulletins to pharmacy providers.  Since every pharmacy in the state relies on fax transmissions in its day-to-day operations, future MassHealth pharmacy communications will be faxed to pharmacy providers.  Now, we will use your fax machine to send you important “Pharmacy Facts” information.  If you have not received any communications via fax from the MassHealth Pharmacy Program in the last 60 days, please verify that MassHealth has your correct fax number by calling the ACS Pharmacy Relations Manager at 617-423-9830.

Questions	If you have questions about any information in this bulletin, please contact the ACS Help Desk at 1-866-246-8503.